LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 506, 13 September 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Owing to stress of weather the arrival and departure of ihe steamer Te Kapu cannot be definitely fixed.

The schooner Gisborne, Captain Skinner, will leave Auckland for Gisborne on or about the 18th September.. An increase of a halfpenny iri-the price of bread takes place from Monday next, owing to the rise in the price of flour. Mr R. E. Stevens, late of Ohuka, has, the Wairoa Guardian learns, leased 1000 acres of land on the Waimata Filer, Poverty Bay, where ho intends to settle. “ Most accomplished, inveterate, unblushing and unmitigated liars ” is the dignified language which Sir Thomas Esmonde applies to ths two Melbourne morning papers. They will survive it.

A mob of 300 caffe, in charge of Mr Black, left for Napier on Thursday morning. The weather will make Ihe trip a very rough one. Mr Black returns as soon as possible for a mob of 50 horses.

G.Y.M.WTj.D. Allen is what the Catholic Times calls the politician who beat Sir Robert Stout. The mysterious letters are supposed to mean that Mr Allen is a good young man who didn’t die, as wa are told the good dfe young. At the Gisborne Hotel yesterday afternoon, an inquest was held on the dead body found near the mouth of the Waipaoa River on Wednesday last. The body wa s identified as that of John Sears, and a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The funeral took place immediately after the inquest. At the Police Court yesterday morning Karauria Takina was charged with stealing a sack of potatoes valued at 7s, the property of Karaitiana te Eke- Frooi the evidence of informant it appeared that Karauria acted as agent for him, and sold the potatoes, hut spent the money. Mr Booth dismissed the information.

An ordinary meeting of the County Council was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Crs Clark (chairman), Wethered, Coleman, King, Tuohv, Orr. and Murphy. An amount of general business was transacted. Tenders were received as follows for the formation of a road at Murewai: —W. Jones (accented) £22 lie, E. O’Dwyer £23. Daulton and Knox £37. M. Boland £24, Doleman and Co. £32 9s.

It is stated in Wellington, according to the Post, that Major Ropata has offered the Union Steamship Company the services of 200 natives of the Nsatiporou (his tribe) to work on beard their steamers. It is a great pity these natives could not be got to do some hard work, but we imagine the average hank clerk would be able to work much better than the majority of the natural blacklegs. The Major ought to get a free pass in future on account of his generosity. Attbe County Council meeting yesterday afternoon an opinion was read from the solicitor. Mr Sievwright, to the effect that rates on leased native land wore not recoverable. The Chairman commented strongly on Parliament permitting such an unjust state of things. There was a discussion as to the advisableness of requiring prompt payment of general rates, but no definite motion was made.

The annual Borough election passed off very quietly on Thursday, the interest increasing towards thefinish. Messrs Lewis. Joyce, and Taylor were elected, Mr Lucas being beaten for third place by on’y two votes. The result was awaited with much interest, and when the poll was declared there was a eheer raised. The three successful candidates briefly returned thanks, and the crowd soon after dispersed.

Messrs W. H, Tucker and G. Mat'.hewsan were ths presiding Justices at the Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday morning, when the following .-ivrl cases ware hoard F. Hall v. J. Bannister, claim £2 8s; judgment by default, costs 7". County Council v J, Muldoon, claim £4 13s ; judgment for amount, costs 10s. T. Gibbons v. H. Binnie, claim £l2 12s 7d ; judgment for £1 Ils 81, costs £2 la. W. Morgan v, J. Mullooly ciaim £lO 7s 61; judgment for plaintiff, costs £2 8». W. Ferguson v. J. K. Brett, claim £7 ; judgment by default, oosts £1 Ils. An application for a reinstatement in the case Parnell and Co. v. J, Mullooly, claim £l7 2a, was granted. Judgment summons— J. Whinray v. F, J. Thompson, claim £l4 2. fld. An order was made for immediate pay-' uiSßt, exeauilon to bo stayed for four motlths.